Shirdi Sai Ashtotramala – Meaning,
Meditation and Miracle
Day-30. “Om Shri Sai Priyaya Namaha.”
Meaning:
Humble salutation to the Master
who is dear to His devotees.
(Shirdi Sai Trust).
Meditation:
He becomes the focus of all our thoughts. Whatever we do we do it in His
name. Whatever be our words, we think whether this is in accordance with our
love for Him. When we get up we remember Him, when the first drop of water
falls on our head from the shower we mention His name, when we start our work,
we take up His name. When we go to bed, we again seek His blessings.
This is the way a true devotee lives. It is not necessary that the
devotee leaves His worldly life. It is not necessary that the devotee loses his
focus on all world matters. As on Industrialist, Teacher, Accountant, Engineer,
Manager, the devotee still excels in his field, but he feels the presence of
the God or Guru who is his dear to Him is always with Him. In his heart the
devotee feels the closeness of his God or Guru and is always cool, happy and
extremely effective. This is the effect of the God, or Guru as ‘Priya’ in the true
sense.
One of Baba’s great devotee’s who spent his entire life in Shirdi after
having darshan of Baba was Kakasaheb Dixit. He was a solicitor practicing in
Mumbai. Before 1909, Sai Baba’s name was not familiar to Kakasaheb, but after
that he soon became His great devotee. While he was staying at Lonavla, he
happened to see his old friend, Mr. Nanasaheb Chandorkar. Both spent some time
in talking about many things. Kakasaheb described to him while he was boarding
a train in London, he met with an accident in which his foot slipped and was
injured. Hundreds of remedies gave him no relief. Nanasaheb then told him that
if he wished to get rid of the pain and lameness of his leg, he should go to
his Sadguru- Sai Baba. He also gave him all the particulars of Sai Baba and
mentioned to him Sai Baba’s dictum, “ I draw to Me My man from far off of even
across the seven seas, like a sparrow with a string fastened to its feet”. He
also made it clear to him that, if he was not Baba’s man, he would not be
attracted to Him and given darshan. Kakasaheb was pleased to hear all this and
said to Nanasaheb that he would go to Baba, see Him and pray to Him to cure not
so much his lame leg, but bring round his lame, fickle mind and gave him
eternal Bliss.
After coming Shirdi and getting Baba’s darshan, Kakasaheb’s heart
melted, his eyes were full of tears and his heart was overflowing with joy.
Baba said to him that He was also waiting for him, and had sent Shama ahead to
receive him.
Kakasaheb then passed many happy years in Baba’s company. He built a
Wada in Shirdi, which he made, more or less, his permanent home. The
experience, he got from Baba, are so manifold.( Saileela Vol 12 No6-9) Baba had comforted him by saying that in the
end,” He will take him in air coach
(Viman)”, (i,e,secure him a happy death). This came out true. On the 5th
July, 1926, he was travelling in the train with Hemadpant and talking about
Baba. He seemed deeply engrossed in Sai Baba. All of a sudden he threw his neck
on Hemadpant’s shoulder, and breathed his last with no trace of pain or
uneasiness.
Baba’s devotees love Him, and identify themselves with Him. They
experience the power of love for Him from the depth of their heart. This power
carries them through their journey of life with peace, contentment and
happiness, till the end. He is “Priyaya”.
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